Door hinge and support



July 17,3928. 1,677,843

A. S. PARKIN DOOR HINGE AND SUPPORT Filed Jan.22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 d1 I M flaw/ 51264 1 July 17, 1928. 1,677,843

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ATTORAEK Patented July 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES ALBERT SAMUEL PARKIN, OF PLAISTOW, ENGLAND.

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Application filed January 22, 1926, Serial No. 83,116, and in Great Britain February 4, 1925.

.This invention relates to an improved door hinge and support providing means whereby the door can be mounted so that it can be opened and shut by turning it about a vertical axis or, if desired, the door can be opened and shut by sliding it in a dire(: tion substantially parallel to the wall of the building or structure to which the door is fitted.

According to this invention the improved door hinge and support comprises a leaf or hinge part and a' link pivotally connected at one of its ends to the said leaf or hinge .part and at its other end to a carriage or slider movable along a guideway or rail. Means are provided whereby the link can at times be prevented from turning about its pivotal connection to the carriage or slider.

In the accompanying drawing, which shows how the said invention can be conveniently and advantageously carried mto practice.

Figure 1 is an elevation of theimproved door hinge or door support in position upon a wall and door.

Figure 2 is a plan thereof.

Figure 3 shows a section on the line 33, 'Figure 2.

Figures 4, 5 and 6 are views, hereinafter referred to, showing the door in different positions to which it can be moved carried on the said hinge or support.

Figure 7 is a plan View of a modified form V of hinge or support constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 8 is a view showing one hinge part made integral with the hinge pin.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, a is the wall of a building or other structure and b is a door supported thereon by the improved hinge which comprises a leaf or hinge part 0 affixed to the door. This leaf or hinge part is pivotally connected by a pin (Z to a link 6 which is also pivotally connected by a pin f to a carriage or slider g movable along riage g to slide along the rails 71, the link a can pass out of engagement with the catch plate 2' and be turned about the pin f on the carriage so that the door can be brought, for example, to the position shown in F igure 5. Further movement of the link'e about the pivot 7' allows the door to be brought to the position with respect to the carriage in which it is shown in Figure 6, in which position further rotational move' ment of the link in this direction is arrested by a lug 70 provided thereon. The door can then be slid to and-fro parallel to the wall,

the carriage sliding along the rail h.

In the modified arrangement shown in Figure 7, the leaf or hinge part Z is secured to the wall and the rail m is secured to the door. Vhen the link n is held by the catch plate 0 on the door, the door can be opened by turning on the hinge pivot 79, the door opening as indicated in broken lines m. By releasing the link from the catch plate, the link is set free to be swung into the position in which it is indicated in broken lines at Z and then the rail m can be slid through the carriage 9 moving in a direction substantially parallel to the wall 1".

As shown in Figure 1 a set screw or wing nut 8 may be provided so that the carriage can be clamped to the rail, if required.

The link is bent or offset in order that it can be brought close to the wall or door. The carriage and its guideway or rail may be of any suitable construction, for example,

the guideway may be of box-like form, the

carriage travelling inside this guideway and the link being carried on a part of the car- I riage projecting out of the guideway through a longitudinal slot. The guideway or rail may be provided with suitable stops to prevent the carriage from overrunning the ends of the same. If desired, the 'carriage may be provided with travelling wheels, rollers or other antifriction devices.

In the construction shown in Figure 8, instead of making the hinge leaf '0 separate from the pin (1, a plate 0 is formed integrallywith the said pin for use in those cases wherein the rail it cannot be conveniently supported laterally to the door opening.

I claim:

1. A hinge for supporting a door upon a Wall, comprising a hinge leaf, a guideway, a carriage slidable along said guideway, a link having a pivotal connection at one end to the hinge leaf and a pivotal connection at the other end' to the carriage, means for securing the carriage in adjusted position on the gnideway, a lug on the link and a catch plate adjacent to the said guideway to engage the said lug.

2. A hinge for supporting a door upon a Wall, comprising a guideWay, a carriage slidable along said guideway, a link pivotally connected tothe carriage, lugs on the link, a catch plate to engage said lugs and hold the link against movement on its pivotal connection to the carriage, and a hinge leaf pivotally connected to the link.

3. A hinge for supporting a door upon a 7 Wall, comprising, aguideway, a carriage slidable along said guideway, a link pivotall-y connected to the carriage, lugs on the link, a catch plate arranged to engage the said lugs to hold the link in a position substantially parallel to the guideway, and a hinge leaf pivotally connected to the link.

4. A door hinge and support comprising a guideway' attachable to-a structure, a car 5. A hinge for supporting a door upon a' Wall comprising a: hinge leaf, a guideway, a carriage slidable along said guideway, a link comprising offset parts pivotally connected, respectively, to the hinge leaf and the carriage, lugs on the link adacent to the hinge leaf, a catch plate fixed in position with re-- spect to the said guideway to engage the said lugs, and a lug on the link adjacent to the carriage to limit pivotal movement'of the link When the said lugs are free from the catch plate. v

6. In a device of the character described,

a stationary supporting bar adapted to be secured adjacent a door opening, a hinge element comprising a sliding member de signed to be slida-bly mounted on said bar,

a hinge leaf adapted to be secured to the door, and a plate body having hinge con-. nection along one edge Wltll said sliding member and at the opposite edge With said hinge leaf, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ALBERT SAMUELPARKIN, V 

